Many years ago I winced at paying $1200.00 for a 45# Kevlar canoe. I was whining to a fisherman friend of mine and he just laughed. "Heck $1200.00 would not even pay for half the motor on my bass boat".
Now that I am retired; 45 # seems quite heavy enough. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet to get what you need.
Still, the $499 rod vault costs more than all the gear I would put in it. A thief would probably have more pride than to steal my stuff.